The Wild Reed

Thoughts & interests of a queer seeker of the Divine Presence;
of a “soul dancer,” seeking to embody with grace and verve
the mystico-prophetic spiritual tradition

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Celebrating the Cinematic Callas

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Last Wednesday, September 16, was the 49th anniversary of the death of American-born Greek opera singer Maria Callas (1923-1977). Here a...
Tuesday, September 22, 2026

A Sacred Threshold

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– Source See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • Autumn: Season of Transformation and Surrender • The Threshold Month of September • ...
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Monday, September 21, 2026

“The Thoughts of God Are With You”

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I’m choosing to start the week with one of the most beautiful and powerful passages from A Course in Miracles . It’s the eighth (and final...
Sunday, September 20, 2026

Will the “Astonishing” Andrew Scott Be the First Gay Man to Win the Best Actor Oscar?

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Above: Andrew Scott in Simon Stone’s soon-to-be-released film, Elsinore . Following, with added images and links, is an excerpt from an ...

Photo of the Day

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See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • Shining On • Being the Light • A Light That Will Always Shine • How the Light Comes • Until...
Saturday, September 19, 2026

Quote of the Day

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W hat is a woman? A “woman” is a gender construct forced by much of society onto people who are assigned a female sex at birth or are inte...
Friday, September 18, 2026

Dolly and Olivia

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Something special this evening for “music night” at The Wild Reed . . . It’s the 2023-released Olivia Newton-John and Dolly Parton duet...
Thursday, September 17, 2026

Quote of the Day

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A s Macklemore example shows, ACTUALLY opposing the Israeli occupation means NOT putting personal careers ahead of the fight. Why? The apar...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Remembering Ms. Bacall

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Related Off-site Links: This Day in History: Happy Heavenly Birthday, Lauren Bacall – Nourhan Sandouk ( AOL.com , September 16, 2026). L...

Memes of the Times

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Related Off-site Links: “Deaths Will Continue to Mount,” Scientist Warns After August and Summer 2026 Set U.S...
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Michael J. Bayly
Born and raised in Australia, I now reside in the U.S. where from 2003-2015 I served as the executive coordinator of the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities (CPCSM). During this time I also helped found both The Progressive Catholic Voice and the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform.

I established The Wild Reed in 2006 as a sign of solidarity with all who are dedicated to living lives of integrity – though, in particular, with gay people seeking to be true to both the gift of their sexuality and their Catholic faith. The Wild Reed's original by-line read, “Thoughts and reflections from a progressive, gay, Catholic perspective.” As you can see, it reads differently now. This is because my journey has, in many ways, taken me beyond, or perhaps better still, deeper into the realities that the words “progressive,” “gay,” and “Catholic” seek to describe.
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